NASTY
What does "NASTY" mean?
Highly unpleasant, offensive, or spiteful.
Meanings
- Disgusting or repugnant to the senses. A nasty smell drifted up from the drain.
- Mean, malicious, or spiteful in behavior. She left a nasty comment and logged off.
- Serious, dangerous, or damaging. He took a nasty fall on the ice.
- Impressively skillful or formidable (slang). That crossover was nasty - he broke two defenders. informal
Word origin
Of uncertain origin, recorded from the late 14th century; possibly from Old French 'nastre', 'mean, niggardly', or related to Dutch 'nestig', 'dirty'.
Remember it
NASTY shares its first four letters with NASTI-ness; picture the 'NAS' as a sneer curling up.
A little poem
The word can sneer, can sicken, or can praise-
one syllable that cuts a hundred ways.
couplet
Wordplay
- That dunk was nasty - in the good way the smell never is.
What it teaches
The same word that means cruel can mean brilliant - tone, not spelling, decides which.
Quick facts
What does NASTY mean?
Highly unpleasant, offensive, or spiteful.
Is NASTY a valid word?
Yes — NASTY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is NASTY?
NASTY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does NASTY come from?
Of uncertain origin, recorded from the late 14th century; possibly from Old French 'nastre', 'mean, niggardly', or related to Dutch 'nestig', 'dirty'.
What can NASTY teach us?
The same word that means cruel can mean brilliant - tone, not spelling, decides which.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.